Hearing Loss

Module 6: Hearing Loss: Everyday Effects and Education Begin course

Awarded Contact hours: ANCC 1.6; MNBON 1.93

Purpose and Description

This presentation discusses hearing loss and how it can impact children and families. It also examines how hearing loss can effect educational and social development of children and adults. A variety of communication modalities utilized by deaf or hard of hearing individuals will be discussed.

Objectives of the Module:

On completion of this assessment, you will:

• Identify the degrees of hearing loss and the relationship to communication and socialization.
• Describe the impact of hearing loss on the educational and social development of infants, children, youth, and adults and their families.
• Identify communication modalities and choices in communication style most commonly used by individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Target Audience

This module is appropriate for nurses, social workers, physicians and psychologists, and public health and health care professionals who are involved in the care and treatment of children.

Learning Methods

This web-based instructional module was created using Flash technology. Features include graphics, interactive questions, hyperlinks, video and narration. For your convenience the module has been formatted in short time frames. For successful completion and to receive your certificate, you are required to view all module components.

Course Modules

• Segment 1: Part 1 (30.34 minutes)
• Segment 2: Part 2 (29.53 minutes)
• Segment 3: Part 3 (36.52 minutes)

Registration

In order to access the modules, you must register. To meet our grant reporting requirements, we ask all users to complete a Participant Registration Form. All fields are required in order to receive Continuing Education contact hours.  After you complete the registration, you will be linked to a page listing the courses available to you.  We ask that you bookmark the course listing page if you will need to stop before completing the module. There is no fee for these modules.

Registration
To meet our grant reporting requirements, we ask all users to complete a post-module evaluation Form. All fields are required in order to receive Continuing Education contact hours.  After you complete the registration, you will be sent a certificate by email.  We ask that you bookmark the course listing page if you will need to stop before completing the module.  There is no fee for these modules.

System Requirements
To complete these modules, your web browser should support streaming video. Internet Explorer version 7 or higher, or Firefox version 2.0 or higher is sufficient.

Requirements for Successful Completion and Certificate:

• Watch the module segment presentations.
• Complete the module evaluation.

Following the successful completion of the learning module you will be asked to complete a module evaluation. Elect either the certificate for American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Minnesota Board of Nursing (MN BON) credit. Print the certificate for your records.

Note: If you need a generic certificate of completion for your professional organization, select the Minnesota Certificate. Contact hours are calculated based on module review, assessments, exercises and required readings (as appropriate). Readings are calculated via words per page with an estimated time formula for each required reading and/or website.

Accreditation Statements:
Each module is assigned contact hours based on the content and evaluation.

American Nurses Credentialing Center
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Office of Practice, Business and Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This program is awarded 1.9 contact hours.

Minnesota Board of Nursing
This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing requirements for continuing education. It is the responsibility of the individual nurse to determine if the course fulfills that requirement. This program expires 2 years from date completed. It is the responsibility of the individual nurse to determine if the course fulfills your State Board of Nursing requirement. Please check with your Board to insure appropriate credit. This program is awarded 2.3 contact hours.

Other Healthcare Providers
It is the responsibility of each participant to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification for their discipline. Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance. Please check with your accrediting organization for complete requirements.

Author Bio-sketch and Credentials

Susan Rose, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota and coordinator of the program to prepare teachers in the area of education serving students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Dr. Rose's research and teaching focus on language, literacy development and the development of strategies to monitor student progress in the areas of reading and language. She has co-authored two of the most widely used textbooks in these areas. Dr. Rose initiated the ASL world language program at the University of Minnesota and served as the faculty coordinator for 15 years. She has been a classroom and itinerant teacher for more than 10 years. She has been and continues to be a project director on several research and development grants.

Funding Disclosure

We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, grant number T80-MC00010, which makes it possible to offer these modules at no cost.

Disclaimer

The School of Nursing does not endorse any of the products shown in this module.